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St. Louis residents can now apply for the city's new Guaranteed Basic Income program.

Longtime customers Corey Christanell and Donn Ganim plan to “embrace Rigazzi’s history while evolving with the neighborhood.”

EDWARDSVILLE - SIU School of Dental Medicine (SIU SDM) has opened registration for its annual Veteran’s Day event known as Veteran’s Care Day offering free exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings and extractions to those who have military service. If this past Give Kids A Smile Day (GKAS) event, held annually during the October school holiday, is any indication, dental students and alumni will have a busy day in the clinic. “They’ve been all smiles when they come in here,” said Emily Bone, a first-year student dressed as a tooth fairy for this past October 9 day at the clinic for elementary school-aged children. “Coming here and seeing everybody in scrubs or scrub caps can be intimidating.” The tooth fairy and other welcoming faces, sans costume, are set up to greet students after their appointments in the nearby gym with games and patient education. Bone said, “We get to walk around help make the kids feel comfortable after

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This story was produced in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund. St. Louis City SC defied all expectations by becoming one of the best teams in Major League Soccer in its inaugural season.

It's their world. We just live in it.

The officer accused of firing several shots at an elementary school's Halloween event is no longer employed by the St. Louis County police department.

Last Friday was the final moonless night of the month, so I trekked out to Palomar Mountain to try out my new narrowband filter for a second time. I originally planned to photograph the Ghost Nebula, a smallish object with interesting colors. But at the last minute I discovered that narrowband filters don't work on ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"

Efforts to raise casino entrance fees in Missouri have failed in recent years.

Getting folks off their screens and back connecting face-to-face has been local board game manufacturer Across the Board's mission since its inception in 2008.

Paul McKee's NorthSide Regeneration is seeking to demolish a historic warehouse just north of downtown St. Louis, in Columbus Square, but city officials have come out against it.

The investigation is ongoing.

O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is hosting an Electronics Recycling event on Saturday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. to noon. The collection vehicle will be located in the parking lot in front of the Health Center at 3 St. Elizabeth’s Blvd., O’Fallon, Illinois. The hospital’s Reverence for the Earth Committee invites the public to do their part to support environmental recycling efforts. “As a Franciscan ministry, we strive to be good stewards of the Earth and proudly offer collection events such as this to the community,” states Chance Beeler, HSHS St. Elizabeth’s manager of mission integration, spiritual care and volunteer services. “It is an opportunity to reduce waste and treat the planet with respect.” J&C E-Recycling will be managing the electronics recycling collection and will accept such items as computer towers, computer components, laptops and wire. Other items accepted include: Printers Cell Phones Electr

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Bob Seger may love that “Old Time Rock and Roll,” but apparently, he loves a little country too.  The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer was in Nashville Sunday, October 22,…

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Ms. Lauryn Hill & The Fugees wrote an apologetic note to fans today. Well, apologetic to some. Just three shows into the tour honoring the 25th anniversary of her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,  Hill postponed a concert scheduled for tomorrow in Philadelphia, writing on Instagram that it was to rest her voice and prevent further damage to her vocal cords.

ST. LOUIS -- A local thrift store has launched an online shop to help neighbors in need. The Society of St. Vincent de Paul in St. Louis now has an eBay storefront that lists items at 99 cents and offers free shipping. Merchandise will be sold to the highest bidder after a week. Sales of [...]

You’d think this legal question would be settled by now. Smartphones have been in everyday use for more than a decade. Citizen journalists have been part of our daily life ever since the advent of affordable portable cameras. The internet has democratized publication, lowering the barrier between observation and accountability. Cops hate this. But the […]

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